Decoy duck



S. K. PEEL AND W. ENGLUND.

DECOY DUCK.

APPUCATION FILED SEPT. 19. 1921.

Patented 001;. M), 19225,

INVENTORE.

A TTORNE Y.

Patented (let. M, 1922.

if AR ariat- SAMUEL K. PEEL AND WILLIAM ENGL'UND, OF SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA.

DECOY DUCK.

Application filed September 19, 1921.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that SAMUEL K. PEEL and WILLLAM ENGLUND, citizens of the United States, residing at'SiouX Falls, in the county of Minnehaha and State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Decoy Ducks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention .relates to certain new and useful improvements in decoy ducks, and the primary object thereof is to provide a device of this kind which can be easily and quickly taken apart and otherwise assembled so as to enable compact packing of the device.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for enabling the body of the duck to be easily and quickly applied to and removed from the float, and to also provide improved ballast means which is foldable to lie against the float.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a structure of this kind which is of simple construction, and which can be economically produced.

Further and other objects will be later set forth and manifested in the course of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1, is a side elevation of the invention partly broken away and in section.

Figure 2, is a section on line 2-2 of Fi ure 1, and

Figure 3, is a top plan view.

In proceeding in accordance with the} present invention a preferably flat wooden float or base 1 is employed, which as shown in Figure 3 of the drawings is shaped to represent the lower part of the body of a duck when the latter is in Swimming position. A preferably tin strip 2 is secured by nails or other suitable fastenings 3 to the upper face of the base 1, the strip being preferably ofiset as shown in Figure 2, or otherwise secured so that the part between the fastenings is loose and can be readily moved up from the base 1 to accommodate a right angular flange 4 formed on a preferably tin member 5, the latter, as shown in Figure 1 bein shaped to represent the head and tail and the upper body portion of the duck. The under face of the base 1 is formed with a pair of bored holes 6 across which pins 7 are projected, the pins being driven into the base 1 from theouter side edges thereof as shown in Figure 2. A U-shaped wire 8 is Serial No. 501,78 1.

bent to form eyes 9 at its free ends, which eyes are secured about the pins 7. A weight such as a piece of lead or other ballast 10, is secured to the lower free part of the wire member 8. The ballast serves to hold the decoy upright in the water, preventing the latter from tipping over due to either the presence of wind or the movement of the water.

The base 1 and the attaching strip 2 as well as the body member 5 are painted to represent a duck on all the exposed parts thereof above the water line.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the device can be economically produced and assembled, the latter involving boring of the holes 6, followed by placement of the eyes 9 in the holes, after which the pins 7 are driven through the eyes and into the base 1 so as to extend across the bored holes 6. The attaching member 2 is simply nailed at its ends to the upper face of the base 1, while the body part 9 can be produced by cutting or stamping same out of tin or other metal, followed by bending of the flange 4. The flange 4 has a tight frictional fit between the base 1 and the strip 2, and as shown in Figure 3 the ends of the flange 4 engage between the fastenings 3, so that the flange is held against movement longitudinally of the base 1.

The member 8 folds against the under face of the base 1 with the weight 10 disposed in part above the under face of the base and in front thereof. The part 5 upon being disengaged from the strip 2 can be placed flat on the base, and the device can thus be easily stored, since it will occupy considerably less room than when the parts are in the position of Figures 1 and 2. Further, the rear side walls of the hole 6 will engage the member 8 and limit rearward swinging movement of the latter as shown in Figure 1. The base may be cut-out of boards or scrap pieces of boards can be utilized.

What is claimed is:

1. In a decoy duck, a base, a strip having means to secure same at its ends to the upper face of the base, and a metal member shaped to simulate the head, tail and upper body part of a duck having a base flange frictionally engaged between said strip and the upper face of the base, said base flange being movable sidewise into engagement with the strip and having its ends disposed between the securing means at the ends of the strip.

2. In a decoy duck, a wood base having holes in its under face spaced from the outer sides thereof, a U-shaped wire having its ends formed with eyes which latter are disposed in the holes, pins driven into the base, and extending from the outer sides of the base inwardly thereof across the holes and through the eyes, and a weight on the lower. end of the wire.

:8. In a decoy duck, a base having a pair of holes in itsunder face spaced from the side edges of the base, a wire of approximately U-form having eyes on its ends arranged in the holes, plns extending from the walls formed by the holes to limit rearward movement of the wire, a weight on the rod,

and a member simulating the head, tail and gpper body part of a duck carried by the ase.

4:. In a decoy duck, a base, a member shaped to simulate the head, tail and upper body art of a duck and having a base flange extending outwardly from a side thereof and at substantially right angles thereto, and a member secured to the upper face of the base and having a part thereof extending above the upper face of the base and formed to receive and frictionally'hold said base flange onto the base by sidewise movement of the base flange, and means toprevent endwise movement of the base flange when opergtively connected to said part of the mem- In testimony whereof weaffix our signatures.

SAMUEL K. PEEL. WILLIAM ENGLUND. 

